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- Borderlink ALTs, Always Learning and Teaching
- December 7th, 2011Category: Teaching in Japan
- The corner kick sailed in. Another goal. It was around ten to nothing when the drubbing finally ended. The kids shambled back to the chairs awaiting them on the sideline. All I could do was stand a few meters away in indecision and the softly-falling rain. It had on ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Computec
- November 29th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Entrepreneur John Lemkuil has been through the worst of times in Japan since he started his company in 1991 – he’s experienced the end of the bubble era, 20 years of recession, the Lehman shock and the March 11 disaster. But his company, Computec, has continued ... » Continue Reading
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- Incorporating in Japan – KK or GK
- November 28th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- If you are thinking about incorporating a company in Japan, you will quickly find that the standard choices for incorporation are either a kabushiki kaisha (hereafter “KK”) or a godo kaisha (hereafter “GK”). While both are limited liability, each has certain character ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business in Japan: Syn
- November 21st, 2011Category: Events
- When songwriter Nick Wood came to Japan for a month in 1988, he had no idea that his musical talents would quickly find a niche in Japan and that he would soon establish one of the first international music production companies in Japan. Originally from Liverpoo ... » Continue Reading
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- Become a Master English-Language Teacher – Earn an M.S.Ed. degree in TESOL
- November 21st, 2011Category: Work
- Victoria Solis earned a master’s degree in TESOL at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ) in summer 2011 and now teaches at a university in Chiba. “It's quite stimulating being a teacher. I love what I do,” she says. Victoria is from the Philippines. After graduat ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business in Japan: KEEN Footwear
- November 15th, 2011Category: Shopping
- Create, play, care – that’s the mantra of U.S. company KEEN Footwear, a 9-year-old company that is growing rapidly. Based in Portland, Oregon, the KEEN brand originated as a sandal that could also protect the toes, making it ideal for outdoor and water-related a ... » Continue Reading
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- STARTING A BUSINESS ~Are you getting ready for take-off ?~
- November 8th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- Would you like to start a business in Japan? If you’ve got the entrepreneurial spirit and are thinking of starting a business in Japan, an Administrative Scrivener (Gyosei-shoshi Lawyer) is one of the first contacts that you should be making. The r ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business in Japan: Finnair
- November 7th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- If you’re planning a trip to Europe, the fastest way is certainly with Finnair. The flight from Narita to Helsinki only takes 9 1/2 hours. From there, Finnair has an extensive network across Europe.The airline has made great strides in the Japanese market in recent ye ... » Continue Reading
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- Starting a business: Everdream Soft
- October 26th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- One of the fastest-growing mobile card games right now is Moonga, a product from the fertile imagination of Shaban Shaame, founder and CEO of Swiss firm Everdream Soft.The game runs on the iPhone and the iPad and may be purchased at the app store. Once the game start ... » Continue Reading
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- Foreigners in business: Fullcircle Innovations
- October 11th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- When you meet Flavio Souza, the first thing you notice is how passionately he speaks about the goals of his company Fullcircle Innovations – a digital company set up to develop and promote technological innovations in favor of a better sustainable planet.To do that, ... » Continue Reading
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- English Teachers in Japan Expos
- September 27th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The ETJ Expos are held in six cities around Japan between October and December each year. There are presentations and displays of materials for college teachers, high school teachers, elementary school teachers, kindergarten teachers. The aim is to provide top-class p ... » Continue Reading
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- Things to know if your employer is on verge of bankruptcy
- September 25th, 2011Category: Uncategorized
- The end of September will mark the midway point in the 2011 fiscal year, and -- due to economic repercussions from the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant meltdown -- some economists are predicting more bad news, in the form of ruinous mid-term financial re ... » Continue Reading